(  )42．A．all          B．most                C．none        D．few

(  )41．A．how       B．what             C．why        D．which

(  )40．He speaks        fast         we can’t follow him.

    A．too，to        B．so that，／     C．／，so that            D．so，that

Life in the 2020s will be very different from life today．Between then and now many changes will take place．And  41  will the changes be? The population is growing fast．There will be many people in the world and  42  of them will live longer than today’s people．

    Computers will be even smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every home．And  43  studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools then．

    People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more  44  time for sports，watching TV and travelling．Travelling will be even easier and cheaper．And many more people will go to other countries for  45  ．

    There will be changes in our food，too．More land will be  46  for building new towns and houses for all the people．Then there will be less room  47   cows and sheep．So meat will be more expensive．Maybe no one will eat it every day．Instead they eat more fruit and vegetables．Maybe people will be  48  ．

    Work in the future will be different，too．Dangerous and hard work will be  49  by robots．Because of this，many people will not have  50  work to do．This will be a problem．

(  )39．―Dad，what shall we do now?

       ―          ．It’s still early．

    A．You are disturbing me．            B．You mended the radio．

    C．You've had your lunch．               D．You may go to the supermarket?

(  )38．一How are you getting on with your classmates?

       ―       ．I got to know them．

    A．Very good．  B．Much easier．         C．Much better．  D．Very early

(  )37．―Do you think it will be cool tomorrow?

       ―        ．It has been too hot for a week．

    A．I hope so．      B．I'm afraid so．        C．So it is．         D．Of course not

(  )36．Though we are very tired，       we are very happy．

    A．but               B．／                       C．so                   D．as

(  )35．―I’m terribly sorry to have stepped on your foot．

       一     

    A．You’re so polite．                     B．You're welcome．

    C．It doesn’t matter．                       D．Please don’t do that again．

(  )34．―When can we discuss the problem?

       ―       when we can, we must prepare for it right now．

    A．No matter    B．Even though         C．As soon as       D．So that

(  )33．一Is my son still in danger?

       一I’m afraid so．But we will do what we can his life．

    A．save             B．to save                 C．saved              D．saving